Great — so, either these four young men never were abused, but
simply saw an opportunity
to shake down an individual with a questionable reputation (the «where there's smoke» strategy), and Pastor Long either
caved in to the
pressure, or sought an expedient route (possibly used before)
to make the problem go away; OR, these really are four young men who've been abused, but rather than make the pastor answer for what he did
to them
in a court of law, and spare other young men
in the future the trauma they experienced, they allowed their silence
to be bought.